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Reddog1
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Aug 24, 2015

Door decal and Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR)

This subject comes up quite often It is frequently argued (discussed) as to what the door decals (Vehicle Certification Label) means, and how the GVWR is determined. The purpose of this post is to...
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Reddog1
Explorer II
Aug 24, 2015
Kayteg1 wrote:
... For example Ford makes chassis capable of 35,000 lb GVWR, but such vehicle would require CDL (unless registered as RV) so Ford derated the chassis to 26,000 lb with possible lighter tires.
That doesn't mean the chassis can't handle 35k
Typical sample - 1 ton pickups hauling goseneck with 5 cars on it.
I do not find that hard to believe at all. Do you have a link to some documentation to support that? I think it is valuable to know.

Wayne

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